The quote "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" comes from the United States Declaration of Independence. This document calls these things unalienable rights.
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You are correct, to an extent. Liberty is the right to peruse happiness, as long as you do not hurt others, and not be controlled by the Government. If you wish to ride a horse without a helmet, you should be able to with true liberty. Liberty is the right to own property without fear that the Government could take it away to build a strip mall. Liberty is the right to hold your money without fear that the Government will feel you have too much and tax it away from you to give to others for the purpose of gathering votes and creating class envy. Liberty is the right to drink a soda if you chose, with fear that the Government could restrict it because you are too fat. Liberty allows you to do as you wish as long as it hurts no other human or the society as a whole. We are currently in a process in the United States where we no longer wish to have so much liberty. Once gone, it is almost impossible to regain.
Doctrine is a word used to explain an official policy of a religion, a government, or a ruler. "The Monroe Doctrine helped expand the borders of the United States." "The doctrine of the Trinity is a foundation of the Christian teachings." "The United States was founded on the doctrine that all men are created equal and that they have the right to the pursuit of life, liberty, an happiness."
Unless referring to a specific document, for example the Constitution of the United States, constitution is a common noun.
A introductory portion; an introduction or preface, as to a book, document, etc.; specifically, the introductory part of a statute, which states the reasons and intent of the law., To make a preamble to; to preface; to serve as a preamble.
we the people in order to form a more perfect nation establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution for the united states of America
The document is the Decloration of Independence
United States Declaration of Independence .
Thomas Jefferson wrote the United States Constitution in the 18th century. He wrote that all men had the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
As the Declaration of Independence of the United States states: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are natural rights.
As the Declaration of Independence of the United States states: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are natural rights.
As the Declaration of Independence states: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"
The document you are referring to is likely the Declaration of Independence. It states that individuals have unalienable rights, such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, that are given by God and cannot be taken away by government.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
Rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
From the United States Declaration of Independence, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
The Declaration of Independence states all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness...